Passage-switching valve
US-9200715-B2 · Dec 1, 2015 · US
Rotary valve
US8936043B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8936043-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113216519-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 24, 2011 |
| Priority date | Aug 26, 2010 |
| Publication date | Jan 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2015 |
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A rotary valve includes a valve cap, a valve body, a rotary valve disk, and an actuator. The valve body includes first and second sets of fluid flow passages, with each set having a drain, a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and a fourth passage connected to the fluid outlet passage. The rotary disk includes first and second connecting passages. The actuator and rotary disk have first and second positions in which various passages of each set of fluid flow passages aligned with and connected by the connecting passages and a third position in which the fluid outlet passage of each set of fluid flow passages is connected to the drain passage of the other set of fluid flow passages.
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What is claimed is: 1. A rotary valve comprising a valve block, a cavity having a radially extending wall provided by the valve block, a valve disk rotatably disposed in the cavity, the valve block having a first and a second flow passage set, the first and second flow passage sets being circumferentially spaced apart from one another relative to a longitudinal axis of the valve block and valve disk, the first and second flow passage sets each including at least four circumferentia…
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- What does patent US8936043B2 cover?
- A rotary valve includes a valve cap, a valve body, a rotary valve disk, and an actuator. The valve body includes first and second sets of fluid flow passages, with each set having a drain, a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and a fourth passage connected to the fluid outlet passage. The rotary disk includes first and second connecting passages. The actuator and rotary disk have first and second posi…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Costin Peter, Riedel Ray, Parker Hannifin Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F16K11/0743. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).